Dessert Pasta

Dessert pasta, currently in fashion, has an international background. Poppy seed lasagne is an Austrian favorite also found in northern Italy, which is served with plenty of melted butter and sugar. Other sweet Italian pasta mixtures often contain chocolate or sweet chocolate powder, golden raisins, candied peel, cinnamon and even breadcrumbs. In both northern and central Europe, hot buttered pasta is sometimes tossed with nuts and sugar, and perhaps lemon peel. Sweet noodle turnover “dumplings” appear in Russia, while some Italian dessert tarts are filled with buttered noodles, sugar and sweet liqueur. Contemporary creations include fruit-filled chocolate pasta, cream or ricotta-filled sweet ravioli with chocolate or fruit sauce, fettuccine in fruit purée, and fruit and nut lasagne.